The Latest Breaking News from Cale Makar

Jack Johnson won a ring in Denver, and now he’s returning for more.

DENVER — Avalanche coach Jared Bednar is comfortable with how the team has handled the health of Cale Makar after the defenseman, on two separate occasions this month, was cleared to return to games in which he sustained head injuries that later turned out to be related concussions.

CALGARY, Alberta — Jared Bednar’s choice of goaltender the last three games was never meant to stir speculation about a competition, nor was it a show of distrust in his starter.

DENVER — It would have sounded ludicrous as recently as four days ago to credit the 2022-23 Avalanche with a feat of dominance equally impressive as the previous year’s team.

From one moment to the next, the outlook on the Avalanche’s season can deteriorate from apprehension to hopelessness, or just as easily it can swivel from existential dread to ecstatic amnesia. The defending champion Avs are testing their fans on almost a nightly basis, as they simultaneously test their own…

Someone from the last-place Hawks had to be chosen, and Jones was the lucky — or unlucky — man. He’s now headed to Florida on Feb. 3-4, but he remains dissatisfied with his actual performance this season.

The emotional high of Alexandar Georgiev’s season was aired on television after the seventh game. Two months and 30 games later, the low-point was also visible for everyone to see.

DENVER — Nights like this from Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen shouldn’t be taken for granted. Nor should they be wasted.

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Islanders 1-0 on Monday night - but star defenseman Cale Makar stole the show as he showed off his sportsmanship to reverse a poor penalty call